Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.1 Specification

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Dell™ OpenManage™

Server Administrator Version 6.1

Compatibility Guide

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Contents 3

Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Where Can I Find The Server

Administrator Application?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Purpose of This Guide

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Update of Compatibility Guide

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Supported Instrumentation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Supported Operating Systems

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Supported Browsers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Supported GUI Languages

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Other Documents You Might Need

. . . . . . . . . . . 14

2 Server Administrator Services . . . . . . . . 17

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Descriptions of Server Administrator Services

. . . . 17

Instrumentation Service

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Remote Access Service

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Storage Management Service

. . . . . . . . . . . 18

Logs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Available Services on Supported

Operating Systems

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4 Contents

3 Systems Management

Standards Availability

21

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Availability on Supported Systems

. . . . . . . . . . . 22

Availability on Supported

Operating Systems

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4 Dell OpenManage Supported

Applications and Systems

. . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Version Number Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Compatible Dell Systems and Applications

for the Dell Systems Management Tools and

Documentation DVD for Dell OpenManage

. . . . . . . 24

Device Drivers and Red Hat Enterprise

Linux Kernel Support

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

5 Server Agent Supported

Applications and Systems

. . . . . . . . . . . . 73

6 Hardware Instrumentation

Package Supported

Applications and Systems

. . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Contents 5

7 BIOS Update Requirements . . . . . . . . . . 79

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Minimum Requirements for

BIOS Update Support

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Downloading the Latest BIOS Packages

. . . . . 80

Minimum Required and Latest

Available BIOS for Update by System

. . . . . . . . . . 80

8 RAID Controller Supported Servers,

Operating Systems, Firmware,

and Driver Versions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Key to Table Footnotes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

PERC 4/DC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

PERC 4e/DC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

PERC 3/DC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

PERC 3/QC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

PERC 4/Di

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

CERC ATA 100 4/CH

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

PERC 3/Di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

PERC 4/IM

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

PERC 4/SC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

CERC SATA 1.5/6 Channel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

PERC 4e/Di

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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PERC 4e/Si . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

PERC 5/E Adapter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

PERC 5/i Adapter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

PERC 5/i Integrated

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

CERC 6/i Integrated

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

SAS 5/iR Adapter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

SAS 5/iR Integrated

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

SAS 5/i Integrated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

SAS 5/E Adapter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

PERC 6/i Integrated and Adapter

. . . . . . . . . . . . 127

PERC 6/E Adapter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

SAS 6/iR Integrated and Adapter

. . . . . . . . . . . . 130

LSI Logic 1020/1030 Ultra320 SCSI Adapter

. . . . . . . 132

CERC SATA 1.5/2S

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

LSI 1020/1030 Embedded SCSI Controller

. . . . . . . . 136

LSI Logic 2032 Card

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

9 Network Interface Controllers

and Supported Operating Systems

. . . . 141

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

NIC Drivers and Operating Systems

. . . . . . . . . . . 141

Contents 7

10 Remote Access Service

Availability

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

RAC Types

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Availability of RACs on Specific Dell Systems

. . . . . 146

RAC Firmware Versions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

11 Historical Release Information for

Legacy Systems

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Server Agent 4.5

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

New in Server Agent Version 4.5

. . . . . . . . . 152

Server Agent 4.4.1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

New in Server Agent Version 4.4.1

. . . . . . . . . 152

Server Agent 4.4.0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

New in Server Agent Version 4.4.0

. . . . . . . . . 153

Server Agent 4.3.0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

New in Server Agent Version 4.3.0

. . . . . . . . . 154

Server Agent 4.3.0 Resolved Issues

. . . . . . . . 154

Server Agent 4.2.2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

New and Resolved Issues in Server Agent Version 4.2.2

155

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Server Agent 4.2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

New in Server Agent Version 4.2.1

. . . . . . . . . 156

Resolved Issues for Server

Agent Version 4.2.1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Server Agent 4.2.0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Introduction 9

Introduction

Overview

Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator provides a powerful, integrated set

of systems management applications for keeping the systems on your

network healthy. Server Administrator provides fault management information,

prefailure information, and asset and inventory information to management

applications. In addition to supporting systems management industry standards,

Server Administrator also provides additional systems management information

about the components of your specific system. Server Administrator can also

configure BIOS and system settings. Server Administrator's integrated security

draws on the system's operating system security. Server Administrator uses the

secure socket layer (SSL) encryption protocol. For more information on SSL,

see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

Where Can I Find The Server Administrator

Application?

Depending on the version of Dell OpenManage you are using, the Server

Administrator is available on different CDs and DVDs. See Table 1-1 for

more information.

Table 1-1. Server Administrator and Corresponding Media

Dell OpenManage Version Available on Media

5.4 and later Dell Systems Management Tools and

Documentation DVD

5.3–5.3.2 Dell Systems Console and Agent CD or the Dell

Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD

4.3–5.2.3 Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server

Management CD

3.0–4.2 Systems Management CD

2.2 and earlier Applications CD

10 Introduction

Purpose of This Guide

Server Administrator operates on many Dell hardware platforms (hereafter

called systems) with operating systems such as Microsoft

®

Windows

®

,

SUSE

®

Linux Enterprise Server, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. To use the

systems management features of Server Administrator fully, you must

understand which features of Server Administrator match your system's

hardware configuration and operating system.

Update of Compatibility Guide

The Server Administrator Compatibility Guide is updated with each major

OpenManage release. It summarizes all systems management releases that

precede the current release date. Always see the Dell Systems Software

Support Matrix available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com

for each release for the most current information on compatible systems

management elements. See Table 1-1 for information on where you can find

the systems management software.

Supported Instrumentation

Each supported systems management software contains instrumentation for

your Dell system. The sections of this guide are organized around the primary

instrumentation product names and show the relationship among the

following variables:

• Systems management software

• Supported operating systems

• Instrumentation service

• Dell system (for example, M610)

Introduction 11

In Table 1-2, the instrumentation product names are associated with a

range of systems management software CD/DVD version.

Table 1-2. Systems Management Product Name and Corresponding

Version Numbers

Instrumentation Product

Names

Media Version Section in This Guide

Dell OpenManage

Server

Administrator

• 5.4 through 6.1

(

Dell Systems

Management Tools and

Documentation

DVD)

• 5.3 through 5.3.2

(

Dell Systems Console

and Agent

CD or

Dell

Systems Management

Tools and

Documentation

DVD)

• 4.3 through 5.2

(

Installation and Server

Management

CD)

• 3.0 through 4.2

(

Systems Management

CD)

• Dell OpenManage Supported

Applications and Systems

• Dell OpenManage Supported

Applications and Systems

• Dell OpenManage Supported

Applications and Systems

• Dell OpenManage Supported

Applications and Systems

Dell OpenManage

Server Agent

2.0 through 2.2

(Applications CD)

Server Agent Supported

Applications and Systems

Dell OpenManage

Hardware

Instrumentation

Package (HIP)

1.2 through 1.7

(Applications CD)

Hardware Instrumentation

Package Supported

Applications and Systems

12 Introduction

Supported Operating Systems

Server Administrator supports major operating systems offered by Microsoft,

Novell

®

, and Red Hat. See the tables in "Dell OpenManage Supported

Applications and Systems" to find the operating system that matches the

configuration of your Dell system and applications that you are installing

or upgrading.

NOTE: Each systems management software CD supports specific operating

system versions, service packs, support packs, and kernels.

NOTE: For Dell OpenManage information specific to VMware

®

, see the latest

Installation Guide, Release Notes, and the VMware Software Compatibility Matrix

for Dell systems at www.dell.com/vmware, under the Resource Archive section.

For precise operating system, application, firmware, and other requirements,

see the table that lists the systems management software CD version for the

system that you are configuring. The tables in the following sections of this

guide are a good place to begin:

• Dell OpenManage Supported Applications and Systems

• Server Agent Supported Applications and Systems

• Hardware Instrumentation Package Supported Applications and Systems

Operating system version numbers, support packs, service packs, and kernel

versions can vary with each systems management software version and cannot

be accurately generalized. For example, a particular systems management

software version may support only a version of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux

operating system with a specific kernel. Some systems management

applications are available only on specific operating systems.

NOTE: To address any Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) security

vulnerabilities associated with an operating system, see the appropriate website

for your system's operating system (for example, www.microsoft.com,

www.redhat.com, or www.novell.com).

Introduction 13

Supported Browsers

Server Administrator supports Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) versions 6.0

SP2 7.0, and 8.0, and Mozilla Firefox™ version 2.0 and 3.0 open-source

Web browsers.

NOTE: Windows 2000 supports only Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP1.

NOTE: Server Administrator versions 4.3 and later do not support

Netscape Navigator.

Supported GUI Languages

Dell OpenManage is localized into French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and

Simplified Chinese. Dell OpenManage software is localized according to the

matrix in the following table. Dell OpenManage does not support languages

outside of this table.

Table 1-3 plots the language of the Dell OpenManage GUI against the

operating system languages.

Table 1-3. Supported Dell OpenManage GUI Languages

Dell OpenManage GUI

Language

English

Operating

System

French

Operating

System

German

Operating

System

Spanish

Operating

System

Simplified

Chinese

Operating

System

Japanese

Operating

System

English XXXXXX

French X

German X

Spanish X

Simplified Chinese X

Japanese X

14 Introduction

Other Documents You Might Need

In addition to this Compatibility Guide, you can find the following guides

either on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com or on the Dell Systems

Tools and Documentation DVD:

•

The Dell Unified Server Configurator User’s Guide

provides information on

updating the platform, configuring the hardware, deploying the operating

system using Unified Server Configurator.

•The

Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide

provides

complete information on installation procedures and step-by-step

instructions for installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Server

Administrator for each supported operating system.

•The

Dell OpenManage Software Quick Installation Guide

provides an

overview of applications that you can install on your management station

(console) and on your managed systems and procedures for installing your

console and managed system applications on systems running supported

operating systems.

•The

Dell Systems Software Support Matrix

allows you to identify

operating systems and Dell OpenManage software that your

Dell system supports.

•The

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide

describes the

installation and use of Server Administrator. Server Administrator is a suite

of management agents, installed on the managed system, that provide

fault management information, prefailure information, and asset inventory

information to management console applications such as Server

Administrator and IT Assistant. This guide also provides information

about configuring your remote access controller (RAC).

•The

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator SNMP Reference Guide

documents the SNMP management information base (MIB). The SNMP

MIB files define variables that extend the standard MIB to cover the

capabilities of systems management agents.

•The

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator CIM Reference Guide

documents the Common Information Model (CIM) provider,

an extension of the standard management object format (MOF) file.

The CIM provider MOF documents supported classes of

management objects.

Introduction 15

• The

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide

lists the

messages that are displayed in your Server Administrator home page Alert log

or on your operating system’s event viewer. This guide explains the text,

severity, and cause of each alert message that Server Administrator issues.

• The

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Command Line Interface

User's Guide

documents the complete command line interface (CLI) for

Server Administrator, including an explanation of CLI commands to view

system status, access logs, create reports, configure various component

parameters, and set critical thresholds.

• The

Dell Remote Access Controller Installation and Setup Guide

provides

complete information about installing and configuring a DRAC III,

DRAC III/XT, and an ERA/O controller, configuring an ERA controller,

and using a RAC to remotely access an inoperable system.

•The

Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User’s

Guide

provides information about installing and using the baseboard

management controller.

• The

Dell Remote Access Controller 4 User’s Guide

provides complete

information about installing and configuring a DRAC 4 controller and

using DRAC 4 to remotely access an inoperable system.

• The

Dell Remote Access Controller Modular Chassis User's Guide

provides

complete information about configuring and using the DRAC/MC to

remotely manage and monitor your modular system and its shared

resources through a network.

• The

Dell Remote Access Controller 5 User’s Guide

provides complete

information about installing and configuring a DRAC 5 controller and

using DRAC 5 to remotely access an inoperable system.

• The

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide

provides

complete information about installing and configuring an iDRAC and

using it to remotely access an inoperable system.

• The

Chassis Management Controller User’s Guide

provides complete

information about installing and configuring the CMC and using it to

remotely access an inoperable system.

The Dell Chassis Management

Controller (CMC) is a hot-pluggable systems management hardware and

software solution designed to provide remote management capabilities

and power control functions for the Dell M1000e chassis systems.

16 Introduction

•The

Dell OpenManage Remote Install User's Guide

provides information

about unattended, simultaneous provisioning and configuration solutions

of PowerEdge 1655MC only over the network by leveraging image-based

technology.

•The

Dell Update Packages User's Guide

provides information about obtaining

and using Dell Update Packages as part of your system update strategy.

•The

Server Update Utility User's Guide

provides information about obtaining

and using the Server Update Utility (SUU) to update your Dell system or to

view the updates available for any system listed in the Repository.

Server Administrator Services 17

Server Administrator Services

Overview

Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator has a modular architecture that

allows you to select and install the functions most needed in your particular

IT environment. The available services vary from one operating system to

another. The following sections describe the contribution of each service to

your systems management capabilities.

Descriptions of Server Administrator Services

Each service provides a functionally related set of systems management tasks

that you can use to manage your system.

Instrumentation Service

The Instrumentation Service provides rapid access to detailed fault and

performance information gathered by industry-standard systems management

agents. The instrumentation service allows remote administration of

monitored systems, including shutdown, start-up, and security.

Remote Access Service

The Remote Access Service provides a complete remote systems management

solution for systems equipped with a remote access controller (RAC)

solution. The Remote Access Service provides remote access to an inoperable

system, allowing the system administrator to get the system up and running

as quickly as possible. The Remote Access Service also provides alert

notification when a system is down and allows the system administrator to

restart a system remotely. Additionally, the Remote Access Service logs the

probable cause of system crashes and saves the most recent crash screen.

18 Server Administrator Services

Storage Management Service

Express Setup installs the Storage Management Service (earlier known as

the enhanced Storage Management Service) by default on Microsoft

®

Windows

®

. On Red Hat

®

Enterprise Linux

®

and SUSE

®

Linux Enterprise

Server systems, you can either install the Storage Management

Service through the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) or use the

srvadmin-install.sh script — a menu driven script that installs

the appropriate RPMs based on the options you choose.

NOTE: The Red Hat

Enterprise

Linux operating system provides drivers for some of

the RAID controllers listed in the "RAID Controller Supported Servers,

Operating Systems, Firmware, and Driver Versions" section.

See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide for more

information on Storage Management Service.

Logs

Server Administrator displays logs of commands issued to or by the system,

monitored hardware events, POST events, and system alerts. You can view

logs on the home page, print or save them as reports, and send them by e-mail

to a designated service contact.

Available Services on Supported

Operating Systems

Table 2-1 summarizes the services that are available for each supported

operating system.

NOTE: See the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix on the Dell Support website

at support.dell.com, or the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation

DVD to identify the operating systems that your Dell PowerEdge™ system supports.

Server Administrator Services 19

Table 2-1. Server Administrator Services Available With Supported

Operating Systems

Operating System Services Available

• Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 Web,

Standard, and Enterprise (32-bit x86)

editions with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core

Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86) editions

with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard,

Enterprise, and Datacenter (x64) editions

with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core

Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (x64)

editions with SP2

NOTE: For more information about when

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 will be

available, see www.microsoft.com.

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web,

Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86) editions

with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard,

Enterprise, and Datacenter (x64) editions

with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard

and Enterprise (32-bit x86) editions with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2

Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (x64)

editions with SP2

• Microsoft Windows® Essential Business

Server 2008 Standard and Premium editions

• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server

2008 Standard and Premium editions

• Instrumentation

• Storage Management

• Remote Access

20 Server Administrator Services

• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003

Standard and Premium editions with SP2

• Windows Server 2008 Foundation

• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008

Express, Workgroup, Standard, and

Enterprise x64 editions

• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2

Express, Workgroup, Standard, and

Enterprise x64 editions with SP2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Compute

Cluster Edition and Microsoft Windows

Server 2008 HPC Edition

• Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage

Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise x64

editions

• Instrumentation

• Storage Management

• Remote Access

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, ES,

and AS Version 4.7

(x86) and (x86_64)

• Instrumentation

• Remote Access

• Storage Management Service

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 server (x86)

and (x86_64) Gold

• Instrumentation

• Remote Access

• Storage Management Service

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SP2)

(x86_64)

• Instrumentation

• Remote Access

• Storage Management Service

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)

• Instrumentation

• Remote Access

• Storage Management Service

VMware

®

ESX/ESXi

• Instrumentation

• Remote Access

• Storage Management Service

Table 2-1. Server Administrator Services Available With Supported

Operating Systems (continued)

Operating System Services Available

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